Truth be told, all the complicated theories about the technological revolution swirling around Milan fashion week this season, fascinating though they were, rather detracted from the clothes. If there were trends, they were these: coats were bigger than ever, often wrapped around the body like blankets; silhouettes were often covered with multiple layers; and there was a preponderance of head coverings, from turbans and headscarves (which sparked something of a backlash about cultural appropriation at Gucci ) to thick-knit balaclavas and silk scarves tied beneath the chin at Versace to pillar hats at Moschino. As well as the religious references of some of these items, it felt as though the human form was being buried beneath layers of clothing and fabric, our real bodies being hidden away, all the more easily to reveal ourselves in a tightly edited, controllable way in ou...